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    FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 870M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 870M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 870M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 870M are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro M5950 or GeForce GTX 870M here:

    FirePro M5950 Laptops
    GeForce GTX 870M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 870M
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 870M has 185% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 870M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 870M has 5 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 870M - in Laptops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 870M - with Kepler.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 870M is 216 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 870M - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 35−40
    medium / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than FirePro M5950.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 870M
    Architecture Terascale 2 Kepler
    Code name Whistler-XT N15P-GT
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 13 April 2011 12 March 2014
    Pipelines 480 1344
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 941 MHz
    Boost Clock 967 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 3,540 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40 108.3
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 2,599 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 120.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1344
    Bus support n/a PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 82 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Form factor MXM-A
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